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Understanding and measuring public service motivation among social workers in contemporary South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)Public service motivation refers to individuals’ with a predisposition to perform public service for largely altruistic motives in public institutions. The purpose of this study was to investigate what public service ... -
Understanding how and why informal migrants remit: A case study of undocumented Zimbabwean workers in Cape Town, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)A large number of people have found themselves in South Africa as economic refugees due to the economic decline that has been experienced in Zimbabwe over the years. A significant number are undocumented and therefore face ... -
Understanding how vulnerable women engage the state through participation: Advocating for sex workers’ rights in Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)In recent years, the unequal distribution of citizens’ rights and benefits for women in the sex work industry has become a major political and social issue in South Africa. This mini-thesis argues that women in this ... -
Understanding organisational culture: validating an organisational culture assessment tool
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)For decades, social science scholars have sought one, all-encompassing framework with which to describe and measure organisational culture. Recently, this search led one particular government institution to create its own ... -
Understanding resilience among non-government organisations in post-apartheid South Africa: a case study of Youth For Christ Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)Many Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in South Africa are currently under pressure or threat of closure. Although there have been advances in civil society-state relations after the transition from apartheid to democracy, ... -
Understanding the democratisation process in the Middle East and North Africa after the ‘Arab Spring’: The case of Libya
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)In this research study, the researcher explores the democratisation process in the Middle East and North African region (MENA), with Libya as the case study. The study is based on the views of students and lecturers from ... -
Understanding the experiences of female career advancement in engineering
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)Engineering is a lucrative profession, contributing to the technological and economic development of nations; however, women still constitute a small percentage compared to their male counterparts in academia and industry. ... -
Understanding the experiences of women in senior management positions in the financial services industry in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)Within the past two decades, gender equity has been a major issue in the workplace. Legislation has since been implemented to redress inequalities of the past, which have allowed women to move away from their traditional ... -
Understanding the factors that influence the adoption of Big Data at a government department in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)Big Data, henceforth (BD), enables governments to produce and accumulate huge amounts of structured and unstructured data through their everyday activities. Due to the types of data produced and the volume, velocity and ... -
Understanding the human dimensions of ecosystems approach to fisheries management: The case of fish workers in the hake sector in Saldanha Bay
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)This study outlines human dimensions in the hake sector in South Africa in terms of hake fish workers. The hake fish workers condition of employment, security of employment, social security issues, remunerations and their ... -
Understanding the influence of community support on academic readiness and academic success of undergraduate students at a selected university in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)There are several complex changes and challenges that Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) worldwide face, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Students faced challenges and obstacles, worked under pressure, and failed to achieve ... -
Understanding the internal dynamics and organisation of Spaza shop operators
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)This thesis presents a study of spaza shop businesses in the Delft South township, Cape Town, South Africa. The major goal is to establish whether the advent of foreign run spaza businesses is due to a particular ... -
Understanding the practice of career guidance in the Palestinian community inside Israel: Concepts and challenges
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)The practice of career guidance in the Palestinian community inside Israel is a relatively recent phenomenon which became prominent after the emergence of approximately 30 career guidance centres across the country. The ... -
Understanding the role of e-skills in the utilisation of electronic small business development support services
(2013)The Internet is now facilitating the provision of an increasing number of services. Thus, technology has become a more integrated part of people‟s daily routine. Some of these technologies include electronic communicat ... -
Understanding the wellness needs of academic employees at a higher education institution in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)Higher education institutions (HEIs) worldwide are faced with complex changes and challenges. Employees at these institutions are also faced with even greater demands and obstacles. Academics often work under pressure and ... -
Understanding white Privilege: Perspectives from South Africa’s Western Cape Province
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)It has been 25 years since the demise of apartheid and yet white dominance still persists. With many significant changes visible as a result of the fall of apartheid, the country sadly remains racially divided. The black ... -
Unemployed youth in Bishop Lavis, Cape Town: Aspirations and capabilities
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)This study took place in Bishop Lavis, a small community in Cape Town on the Cape Flats, Republic of South Africa. Stratified random sampling was used to select ten unemployed youths that resided in the area. The problem ... -
Unlocking human agency through youth development programmes: An exploratory study of a selected NGO working in youth development on the Cape Flats
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)This study explored how human agency could be unlocked through youth development programmes using a case study of a selected NGO working in youth development on the Cape Flats in the Western Cape Province in South Africa. ... -
Urban agriculture a livelihood strategy for food security in the Cape Flats: A case study of community-based and home food gardens in Khayelitsha, Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)Growing urban food insecurity has prompted many researchers, NGOs, international agencies and governments to advocate for urban agriculture as a livelihood strategy to improve the household food security of the urban poor. ... -
Urban contestations for housing: Reclaiming and deracialising Cape Town’s inner city
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)On the last weekend of March 2017, members of the Reclaim the City movement occupied two vacant government buildings: The old Woodstock Hospital on Mountain Road, Woodstock and Helen Bowden Nurses Home, located just about ...